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Harry Kelsey is an historian of Tudor England. He is the author of Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate and Sir John Hawkins: Queen Elizabeth's Slave Trader. The Spanish Armada conjures up images of age-old rivalries, bravery and treachery. However the same Spanish monarch who sent the Armada to invade England in 1588 was, just a few years previously, the King of England and husband of Mary Tudor. This book focuses on Philip II of Spain, England's forgotten sovereign. Zusammenfassung The Spanish Armada conjures up images of age-old rivalries, bravery and treachery. However the same Spanish monarch who sent the Armada to invade England in 1588 was, just a few years previously, the King of England and husband of Mary Tudor. This book focuses on Philip II of Spain, England's forgotten sovereign. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Chapter 1: A Spanish Prince and an English Princess Chapter 2: Training a Prince to Rule an Empire Chapter 3: Training a Princess to be a Wife Chapter 4: The Grand Tour Chapter 5: Mary the Queen Chapter 6: The Reluctant Bridegroom Chapter 7: The Marriage of England and Spain Chapter 8: Philip of Spain, King of England Chapter 9: Expecting an Heir Chapter 10: Leaving a Kingdom, Gaining an Empire Chapter 11: War and Death Chapter 12: King of Spain Bibliography...
